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From: Daave on 1 Jun 2010 21:44 Sounds like a plan. Just make sure all her data is backed up first. Also, it is a good idea to make a copy of the CD. There is no ethical problem in doing this; the important thing is that you have a license to run XP Home, which you clearly do. Good luck! Ed H wrote: > Thanks for the tip to uninstall IE7 first, I didn't know that one. > Sorry for the language confusion. My daughter's Dell computer has > some corrupt files. This computer did not come with a OS cd or is > there one on a partition anywhere. I wanted to use a copy of my WinXP > Home OEM cd to first try a repair installation and if that fails, a > clean install. We have all the other media. > > > "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message > news:uEto%231YALHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Are you referring to a Repair Install? If so, this page should be >> helpful: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm >> >> And this page is also required reading: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964 >> >> I ask because the term "recovery install" is not the one normally >> used and it is unclear what you mean by that. Furthermore, your >> Subject Line contains the term "clean install." >> >> Finally, are you referring to a Dell XP Home reinstallation CD or a >> Dell recovery CD (for a specific model)? If you are referring to the >> former, it is capable of performing both a Repair Install (which >> should keep your apps and data intact) or a Clean Install. >> >> I am not too familiar with Dell recovery CDs. Typically, they return >> the PC to its condition when it left the factory (which would be >> like wiping the CD and performing a Clean Install) >> >> Good luck! >> >> P.S., What specific issues are you experiencing with this particular >> PC? Depending on what they are, there may be a far quicker solution >> than a Repair or Clean Install. >> >> >> Ed H wrote: >>> Thanks everyone. We have all the media for apps and drivers but do >>> not have a copy of our OS (WinXP Home) on disk or partition. I want >>> to try a recovery install first. >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> >>> >>> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >>> news:OaZKU2QALHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> Daave wrote: >>>>> Ed H wrote: >>>>>> I have OEM lic version of XP, but Dell did not provide a recovery >>>>>> disc. Could I use another OEM CD from another Dell? >>>>> >>>>> Yes. >>>> >>>> After reading Bruce's reply, I'd like to add that there is a >>>> difference between a Dell XP reinstallation CD and a Dell Recovery >>>> CD. The latter is only interchangeable if the model is the same, >>>> and yes, it contains all the necessary drivers. The former is >>>> interchangeable across the board, so you may use (virtually) any >>>> Dell XP reinstallation CD without worry. However, once you install >>>> XP, you will need to install the necessary drivers, which are >>>> available from the Dell website.
From: Kernel on 3 Jun 2010 20:17 Your 'WinXP Home OEM' will work if you use the key that came with that CD; it will not work if you use your Home OEM CD and the key code that came with the Dell. "Ed H" <edandsandy(a)NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message news:%23f1V5BfALHA.3608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Thanks for the tip to uninstall IE7 first, I didn't know that one. Sorry > for the language confusion. My daughter's Dell computer has some corrupt > files. This computer did not come with a OS cd or is there one on a > partition anywhere. I wanted to use a copy of my WinXP Home OEM cd to > first try a repair installation and if that fails, a clean install. We > have all the other media. > > > "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message > news:uEto%231YALHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Are you referring to a Repair Install? If so, this page should be >> helpful: >> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm >> >> And this page is also required reading: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964 >> >> I ask because the term "recovery install" is not the one normally used >> and it is unclear what you mean by that. Furthermore, your Subject Line >> contains the term "clean install." >> >> Finally, are you referring to a Dell XP Home reinstallation CD or a Dell >> recovery CD (for a specific model)? If you are referring to the former, >> it is capable of performing both a Repair Install (which should keep your >> apps and data intact) or a Clean Install. >> >> I am not too familiar with Dell recovery CDs. Typically, they return the >> PC to its condition when it left the factory (which would be like wiping >> the CD and performing a Clean Install) >> >> Good luck! >> >> P.S., What specific issues are you experiencing with this particular PC? >> Depending on what they are, there may be a far quicker solution than a >> Repair or Clean Install. >> >> >> Ed H wrote: >>> Thanks everyone. We have all the media for apps and drivers but do >>> not have a copy of our OS (WinXP Home) on disk or partition. I want >>> to try a recovery install first. >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> >>> >>> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >>> news:OaZKU2QALHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> Daave wrote: >>>>> Ed H wrote: >>>>>> I have OEM lic version of XP, but Dell did not provide a recovery >>>>>> disc. Could I use another OEM CD from another Dell? >>>>> >>>>> Yes. >>>> >>>> After reading Bruce's reply, I'd like to add that there is a >>>> difference between a Dell XP reinstallation CD and a Dell Recovery >>>> CD. The latter is only interchangeable if the model is the same, and >>>> yes, it contains all the necessary drivers. The former is >>>> interchangeable across the board, so you may use (virtually) any >>>> Dell XP reinstallation CD without worry. However, once you install >>>> XP, you will need to install the necessary drivers, which are >>>> available from the Dell website. >> >> >
From: Daave on 3 Jun 2010 21:38
Excellent point, Kernel. In the original post, Ed wrote: "Could I use another OEM CD from another Dell?" If *that* is the "WinXP Home OEM" he is now referring to, then there is no need to enter a Product Key (that is, if it a genuine Dell-branded Windows XP Home Reinstallation CD). Then again, if he is now talking about something else (a *generic* OEM Windows XP Home installation CD), then, yes, he will need to enter the Product Key on the COA sticker that is on the Dell PC. Kernel wrote: > Your 'WinXP Home OEM' will work if you use the key that came with > that CD; it will not work if you use your Home OEM CD > and the key code that came with the Dell. > > > "Ed H" <edandsandy(a)NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message > news:%23f1V5BfALHA.3608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for the tip to uninstall IE7 first, I didn't know that one. >> Sorry for the language confusion. My daughter's Dell computer has >> some corrupt files. This computer did not come with a OS cd or is >> there one on a partition anywhere. I wanted to use a copy of my >> WinXP Home OEM cd to first try a repair installation and if that >> fails, a clean install. We have all the other media. >> >> >> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >> news:uEto%231YALHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Are you referring to a Repair Install? If so, this page should be >>> helpful: >>> >>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm >>> >>> And this page is also required reading: >>> >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964 >>> >>> I ask because the term "recovery install" is not the one normally >>> used and it is unclear what you mean by that. Furthermore, your >>> Subject Line contains the term "clean install." >>> >>> Finally, are you referring to a Dell XP Home reinstallation CD or a >>> Dell recovery CD (for a specific model)? If you are referring to >>> the former, it is capable of performing both a Repair Install >>> (which should keep your apps and data intact) or a Clean Install. >>> >>> I am not too familiar with Dell recovery CDs. Typically, they >>> return the PC to its condition when it left the factory (which >>> would be like wiping the CD and performing a Clean Install) >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> P.S., What specific issues are you experiencing with this >>> particular PC? Depending on what they are, there may be a far >>> quicker solution than a Repair or Clean Install. >>> >>> >>> Ed H wrote: >>>> Thanks everyone. We have all the media for apps and drivers but do >>>> not have a copy of our OS (WinXP Home) on disk or partition. I want >>>> to try a recovery install first. >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >>>> news:OaZKU2QALHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>> Daave wrote: >>>>>> Ed H wrote: >>>>>>> I have OEM lic version of XP, but Dell did not provide a >>>>>>> recovery disc. Could I use another OEM CD from another Dell? >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes. >>>>> >>>>> After reading Bruce's reply, I'd like to add that there is a >>>>> difference between a Dell XP reinstallation CD and a Dell Recovery >>>>> CD. The latter is only interchangeable if the model is the same, >>>>> and yes, it contains all the necessary drivers. The former is >>>>> interchangeable across the board, so you may use (virtually) any >>>>> Dell XP reinstallation CD without worry. However, once you install >>>>> XP, you will need to install the necessary drivers, which are >>>>> available from the Dell website. |